Nissan PATHFINDER fuel problems
280 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
7,084 owner complaints analyzed
49 distinct recall campaigns
82,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1986 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 4,927 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
280 of 7,084 complaints match this topic (4.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 866980 · 2000-08-07 (August 7, 2000)
WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LOSS OF ALL BRAKES AND CLUTCH WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSE OF FIRE MAY BE LINKED TO THE FUEL INJECTOR WHICH POSSIBLE HAD A CRACK CAUSING A LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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Owner report 985831 · 1996-06-19 (June 19, 1996)
GAS TANK IS LEAKING DUE TO A PROBLEM IN THE WHEEL WELL. *AK
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Owner report 10452645 · 2012-03-22 (March 22, 2012)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 NISSAN PATHFINDER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A FUEL LEAK AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FRAME RAIL WAS RUSTED AND THERE WERE SEVERAL HOLES IN THE FRAME. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,581.
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Owner report 962157 · 1995-03-17 (March 17, 1995)
REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO REAR BUMPER AND RIP A HOLE IN THE GAS TANK CAUSING GAS LEAKAGE. TT
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Owner report 10004696 · 2003-01-27 (January 27, 2003)
THERE WAS A GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP PULLED GAS TANK,BUT DIDN'T FIND A LEAK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF VEHICLE NOTICED THAT GAS WAS SEEPING THREW 5 STUDS LOCATED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK.*AK
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